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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2021
Nova-tech Engineering, Llc, Willmar, MN (US);
Elliot D. Eid, Richmond, MN (US);
Matthew R. Biel, Willmar, MN (US);
Nathan A. Blum, Cosmos, MN (US);
Jeff Deming, Spicer, MN (US);
Roger Harkess, Willmar, MN (US);
Derek Gramstad, New London, MN (US);
Jeremy Imdieke, Willmar, MN (US);
Robert Johnson, Litchfield, MN (US);
Dana Mathew Molenaar, Pennock, MN (US);
Jacob Rooney, Belgrade, MN (US);
Shaun Remmel, Willmar, MN (US);
Christopher J. Stark, Willmar, MN (US);
John Steckelberg, Sauk Centre, MN (US);
Joseph Thiel, Litchfield, MN (US);
Marc Zinda, Spicer, MN (US);
Nova-Tech Engineering, LLC, Willmar, MN (US);
Abstract
A shrimp processing method and system, the system comprising a plurality of clamps, wherein each clamp is configured to hold a shrimp proximate a tail of the shrimp, a plurality of processing stations comprising at least one data collection station capable of collecting data regarding a shrimp held in a clamp and at least one functional station capable of changing the shrimp held in a clamp, a conveying system connecting the plurality of processing stations, the conveying system configured to move the plurality of clamps between the processing stations, and a controller operably connected to the conveying system and the processing stations, the controller configured to operate the conveying system and to selectively activate each processing station.